Lawyer Yaw Acheampong Boafo, outgoing national secretary of the Ghana Bar Association has been elected President of the Bar Association.
He is taking over from Anthony Forson Jnr as he exits office after serving a full three-year term.
Yaw Boafo beat Efua Gartey by 605 votes (52.83%) to 540 votes (47.16%) in the election.
The election was held as part of the 2021 annual Bar conference ongoing at the Fountain Gate Chapel, Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.
Kwasi Amoako Agyei, the current Eastern Region president of the Bar Association was also elected Vice President of the Ghana Bar Association, beating Yaa Onyamye Gyakobo by 656 votes (57.44%) to 486 votes (42.55%).
Nana Serwa Acheampong retained her position as National Treasurer of the Association obtaining 694 votes (61.30%) as against her contenders 438 votes (38.69%)
Kwaku Gyau Baffour current assistant secretary was elected new national secretary unopposed and Saviour Kudze, current assistant Public Relations Officer (PRO) was elected the substantive PRO unopposed.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
